Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

John McNeal, a ''truSty" convict, escaped
from the Ohio penitentary.
The steamer Aller arrived in New York
Friday with $500, 900 in gold.
A fire in the wholesale district of St
Paul. Mimi, caused loss of $780, 900.
A new disease has broken ont am png the
cattle of Samuel Mosier, of near Tffin. O.
/ Balfour and other government officials
have arrived in Dublin. A conference is
called for to map out the coercion pro
gramme.
/ 1t is estimated that the coke strike which
has lasted twelve weeks. has cost the MEN
S9s6. 800 in wages. and the operators 81
000, 900 from all causes
The family of the late Jonah IaselI. of
Springfield, Mass. have given $50 900 to
Williams college to complete the I.asell
gymnasium. founded by Mr.. Lasel.
/ Charles Burkeley, OF company B, L. :.
barracks, al Columbus, reportei n de-
Serter, proves 10 be August Berkeley. of
army some years ago.
In the Chicago ''boodlr" cases ex-Com-
missioner {. +. Lynn, under indictment,
/ gave testimony for the prosecution, telling
of the means adopted to raise money for
contractors in consideration of awards
General Bentley, general manager Of the
International military encampment TO be
held al Chicago, says, in response to an in
terrogatOry, that cOiored troops will not be
permitted Ia attend the encampment
Chief McNeity, of the Ottawa Canada
! police force. is authority for the statement
that condition of affairs, similar Ia that
exposed in London by the Pau Man ca
professional men, civil servants. tradeSmen
and all sorts of men being implicated.
Base ball-Cincinnati 4. Baltimore |;
Louisville 6, Brooklyn j; Cleveland q, Ath-
letic tgame given to Athletics by umpire):
Nets ,. St. Louis eleven innings: New
York 4. Indianapolis 3 Nten innngs): Pitts
burg 4, Philadelphia 3: GAINESVILLE II. kal-
amazoo ?, Lexington 10. Frankfort 9.
The federal court room. indianapolis. was
crowded Friday by people anxious t. listen
to the testimony in the tallysheet cases.
The general tendency of the testimony cor
roborated 10 some extent the evidence given
the day before by Perkins the man who
turned states evidence. During the day
Mr.. Hurry, an expert chemist, was called
He inspected the mutilated talley sheets
and gave it as his opinion that figures had
been erased by means OF acids. He eXplalned
the method by which this could be done.
and gave = practical illustration in the pres
eDce of the court and jury.
Another suit has been brought against
Judge Hilton by Mrs. }. Lawrence Smith
to set aside Mrs. Stewards transfer of the
dry goods business of A. f. Stewart made
by her In 1876. on the ground that il was
done contrary to tn. intention of A. T.
Stewart and against the interests of the
rightful heirs.
The referee in the celebrated Cutting es-
tate case finds that between the death of
Francis b. Cutting. on June 2s, 1880, and
January Is, lSsG. General Cutting, as exec
utOr. converted to his own use 81, $40. .5.:,
OF which only Sl04 lO9 was his own by be-
quest, and that the Farmers Loan and Trust
company should pay over for certain heirs
sl,2s0. S9s. Ii is thought General Cutting
can not meet the demands which will b-
made upon him under the findings.